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New Barn

Town Farm Barns

Hoagland Construction visited the barn site in 2015 and determined that the barns dated to the late 18th or early 19th century of English frame

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Insects and diseases poster

Bugs in the Orchard

Let’s talk Bugs in the Orchard We’ve always gotten questions about blemishes and marks on our apples, and after last year’s less-than-perfect crop, we got

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Corn Maze Covid Sucks

Covid 19 in 2020

Well, besides the pandemic our season ended early. The earliest it ever ended. We closed the orchards for picking at the end of September. A

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Apples

Apple Pie

Any apple can be used for a pie. We like McIntosh. Others swear by Cortland. Northern Spy makes one of the best pies. How to

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Rhubarb Custard Pie

This recipe came from Ellen’s Great Aunt Polly. When we posted this picture on Instagram and Facebook we received some comments from relatives. “Rhubarb always

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Happy Holidays

Semi-retired Capt Jack in Mexico You may have noticed that we took a break from posting right around Christmas… that’s because Semi-Retired Captain Jack and

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